9164550

Portable Electronic Device Port Cover

PublishedOctober 20, 2015
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
10 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A portable electronic device port cover comprising: a first elastic band and a second elastic band adjacent to each other, at least one of the first elastic band and the second elastic band to at least partially cover a port on a portable electronic device, wherein the at least one of the first elastic band and the second elastic band includes a feature to indicate a location of the port on the portable electronic device; an adhesive layer to attach the first elastic band and the second elastic band to the portable electronic device; wherein at least one of the first elastic band and the second elastic band is detachable to stretch away from the port on the portable electronic device to allow a connector to be selectively inserted into the port; and wherein the feature is at least one of a marking or a slit.

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2. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 1 , wherein: the adhesive layer connects an adjacent portion of the first elastic band and the second elastic band to cover a portion of the portable electronic device where the first elastic band and the second elastic band do not cover the port of the portable electronic device; and the adhesive layer is not included between the first elastic band and the second elastic band in a portion of the first elastic band and the second elastic band that at least partially covers the port of the portable electronic device.

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3. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 2 , further comprising a third elastic band connected adjacent to the second elastic band.

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4. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 3 , further comprising a second adhesive layer between the second elastic band and the third elastic band.

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5. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 4 , wherein the adhesive layer between the second elastic band and the third elastic band is not aligned with the adhesive layer between the first elastic band and the second elastic band.

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6. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 4 , wherein the second adhesive layer between the second elastic band and the third elastic band is aligned with the adhesive layer between the first elastic band and the second elastic band.

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7. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 2 , further comprising a fastener, to attach the first elastic band and the second elastic band to the portable electronic device.

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8. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 2 , wherein the elastic band comprises a loop.

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9. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 2 , wherein the marking is to indicate one of a shape or a type of the port on the portable electronic device.

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10. The portable electronic device port cover of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first elastic band and the second elastic band have a tapered side to move aside the first elastic band or the second elastic band as the connector is inserted.

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Filing Date

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Publication Date

October 20, 2015

Inventors

Sandie Ning Ning Cheng
Sana Syeda Ali

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